Chapter 17
Hiromi gasped, wincing in pain when Merus's fist impacted his face, blood spraying from his nose, completely knocking the air out of him as he fell to his knees. "Is this what you wished for?" He asked, raising an eyebrow when Hiromi laughed. "This is great, I think I might be able to go all out against you." Hiromi replied, tilting his head backward, smiling as he gazed up at the over cropping rock above them. "You haven't been all out until now?" Merus asked, shaking his head as he rose a suspicious eyebrow. "No, and I know; it's pretty hypocritical after what I said to you before, but I promise; I had a good reason." He explained, chuckling as Merus sighed. "And what would that be?" He asked, crossing his arms. "I wanted to be sure that I wouldn't accidentally kill you." He stated, smiling as Merus stared him in complete confusion.
Staring at him, Merus shook his head. "I'm sorry, I don't understand." He admitted, shrugging his shoulders. "Don't worry, you will." Hiromi replied, pointing up.
Looking up, Merus gasped just as the over cropping rock crashed down upon him. "How did he do that?" "I don't know, I didn't see him move." The Zeno's stated, watching as Merus destroyed a portion of the rock. Stepping out from the hole he created, he gasped once more when Hiromi kicked him in the side of the head, sending him rolling away. "This is a much better performance than you were previously giving, I'm impressed." Merus admitted, smirking. "Is it? I didn't know I was getting graded. If I did; I would've started like this." Hiromi stated, running at him.
Falling to her knees, Sakura began to take quick breaths, trying to catch her breath as she stared at the trail of fire that she had left in her wake. "Wow! Haven't done that in a few years… I think I'm just gonna rest for a bit." She sighed as she collapsed to the ground.
Reaching the edge Mimi and Fleur shared a cautious glance as they eased tension off the chain; still wrapped around Kale's neck. Reaching into her pocket, Mimi smirked, taking two small pebbles from her pocket. Shaking them, she chuckled. "What are those for?" Fleur asked, tilting her head. Smiling, Mimi winked at Fleur. "Nothing really, the only thing that matters right now is getting her out of the fig- ahh!" Mimi cried as Kale grabbed her by the head, throwing her like a javelin off the side of the stage.
As she flew, Mimi removed her cowl from her muzzle and smiled, throwing the rocks back towards the stage. "Guess that's the best I can do." She admitted, closing her eyes. "Mimi of the 13th has been eliminated, 36 fighters remain." Arriving back on the stands, Mimi hung her head. "I got carless, I should have realized that the paralytic wouldn't last long on her." She admitted, sighing. "Hey, don't worry. You did what you could." Peiri reassured her, patting her head. "I guess, Shougen and Drago are still out there at least. We haven't lost yet." Mimi agreed, smirking as she looked down at the arena.
Looking down at Fleur who had clenched her fist and gritted her teeth. "Kale smiled. "Are you gonna cry now?" she asked, picking her up by the head; her hand larger than it was before. Fleur remained still and silent, until out of the corner of her eye she watched as Broly punched Shogen in the face, sending him sliding backwards into a hill, following up by sending a volley of green energy attacks at him; seeing this, Fleur began to shake in anger. "Watanuki!?" Fleur grunted as she looked back into Kale's eyes.
Kale flinched as Fleur's eyes began to turn pure white as her body began to spasm. Dropping her to the ground, she took a step back as Fleur began to spasm on the ground. "Is she okay?" Kaseaen asked, worried about her friend. "She's better than okay!" Peiri cheered as Fleur's bones began to crack as her arms and legs began to stretch and grow. "Is that normal?" Berrus asked, wincing every time a bone cracked or crunched. "For her it is." Raising an eyebrow, Belmond glanced at Peiri. "What does that mean?" He asked, causing Peiri to smile. "Fleur is a half breed; she is half Vampire and half Succubus; she's usually in her normal form where her powers are dormant, but when you make her mad; her true form appears.
Kale stood completely still, frozen in fear as Fleur's body continued to convulse. At the same time that Fleur's limbs were elongating, her shoes and yellow and black dress began to rip and tear; falling from her body as her limbs continued to elongate.
As her dress became to short and disheveled to cover her body, a black tank top and a pair of ripped, blue jeans covered her body. Her shoes turning into a pair of blood red combat boots, two spiked wristbands forming as a black choker appeared around her throat. Kale continued to watch as Fleur's hair grew, falling to her elbows, two bat like, green wings sprouting from her back. "That is amazing!" "Yes, it so cool, how did she make the clothes?" "I don't know, this is way better than the last tournament." The Zeno's cheered as they both watched Fleur's transformation.
As Fleur's body fell still, Kale chanced a closer look at her. Everyone watching; the Zeno's included, leaned forward as intrigue filled their minds; wondering if Peiri's words about Fleur's transformation was true until she suddenly sat up and grabbed Kale by the throat pushing her back towards the edge.
With a demented smile spread across her face, Fleur rose from the ground, pushing Kale until she completely hanging over the edge, only the tip of her left foot resting on solid ground. "Scream for me! If your screams excite me, I may allow you to remain here." Kale's eyes widened at Fleur's words. "What?" she asked, fear filling her voice. "Ugh, If you want to stay up here: Scream for me… And make it good." Fleur repeated, smiling sadistically at Kale, moaning when Kale used her dangling foot to kick her away. "Ah! That's more like it, do it again!" Fleur laughed, hugging herself as she begged for Kale to hit her again. "What is wrong with her?" Champa asked, leaning back in his seat, mildly disturbed by the drastic change in attitude. "That's not the Fleur I know." Kaseaen agreed, looking down at the arena, concern in her eyes. "Like I said; Fleur is half Succubus and half Vampire. When she transforms, her personality changes from loving and harmless, to completely sadistic and masochistic." the God's looked over at Peiri and Universe 13, completely shocked. "If you don't intend to hurt me, I guess it's up to me to make you hurt instead!" Fleur stated, ruffling her hair until it formed a Mohawk hanging to the left side of her head, revealing a huge scar on the left side of her head, stretching from her ear to the back of her neck. Grabbing, her bow from the ground; it transformed into the large, double sided axe that she had used during the Expo. Holding the axe that was still larger than herself in her hands, she swung it from side to side as she skipped towards Kale. Squealing in delight when one of Kale's energy balls impacted the ground, inches away from her. "Now that's more like it!" Fleur yelled happily as she ran headlong into a barrage of Kale's energy blasts, slicing them with her axe as she laughed maniacally.
Gazu winced in pain when Tien threw him into a jagged rock, back first. Gasping for breath as he fell to his knees, he grit his teeth as Tien landed infront of him. "Hey, anyone able to lend a guy a hand?" He asked, causing Tien to cross his arms. "Who are you talking to?" He asked, roiling his eyes when Gazu laughed. "You'll find out soon enough." He replied, standing as he took a deep breath. "You have some serious skill." Gazu admitted as he removed his long coat and shirt, tossing it at Tien with a smile.
Catching it, he gasped as he caught it; the weight of the clothing knocking him off balance long enough for Gazu to run up to him and drop kick him. Knocking Tien onto his back with, Gazu chuckled when his weighted clothing crashed onto his chest. Taking the moment of respite he had gained, he rose his head into the air, whistling; hearing a high pitched ringing, Tien looked to his side, seeing the blade that he had thrown away from him earlier was now subtly vibrating.
Picking up the blade, Gazu laughed as Tien toss the clothes to the side, cracking his knuckles as he ran toward him. Swiping his sword through the air, he shook his head as he charged at Tien.
Sitting on a rock, Nyx rested her chin on her fist as she watched Tink continue to play with Caulifla, shaking her head and sighing when Tink laughed hysterically as she punched Caulifla and then ran away when she tried to retaliate. Gasping when Tink appeared behind her, or above her.
"Hey, anyone willing to lend a guy a hand?" Gazu's voice softly echoed through Tink's earpiece." Causing Caulifla to gasp. "What the hell was that?" She asked, looking from side to side. "Oh, that's just Gazu talking into his communicator." Tink explained taking hers out of her ear and tossing it to her. "So you guys can talk to each other with these?" She asked, smirking when Tink nodded.
Tink gasped when Caulifla threw it to the ground, stomping on it. "Hey, what's the big idea!? You know how much trouble I'm gonna be in for you breaking that? Sturan's gonna kill me, or worse; he's gonna make me work for him!" She complained, pulling on her hair. "Miss. Tink? Nyx is going to answer the call for help." Looking back at her, Tink stopped pulling on her hair and quickly glared at Caulifla. "Pocket sand!" she yelled as she threw dirt into her eyes, stunning her. "I know I promised Talia to protect you, but If you wanna go, I'm not gonna stop you. I'm a little busy here. If you snuck off while I wasn't looking, what can I do?" Tink explained as Nyx nodded in agreement. "Alright, Nyx will see you later!" Nyx cheered as she jumped up from the rock. "Nyx trusts you, Miss. Tink!" Nyx stated tossing Tink a thumbs up before dashing away. "She trust's me!? She actually trusts me!" Tink muttered, shocked that Nyx actually said that. "Now you asked for it!" Caulifla yelled, wiping her eyes, jumping back when Tink attempted to uppercut her, following it up by roundhouse kicking her in the stomach and jumping at her.
Landing on her face, Tink used her body weight to cause Caulifla to fall backwards; the back of her head crashing into the ground with Tink landing once more, on her face. "Playtime is over, lady Nyx trusts me!" Tink announced glowing with determination.
Without a hint of fear within her, Kukei charged straight at Jiren who continued to silently stand his ground. Attacking with a barrage of punches, Kukei grit her teeth as Jiren remained emotionless as he blocked every hit until Kukei used the momentum of her attacks to make him punch himself. "Tell me Jiren, how long do intend to play this futile game?" Kukei asked, causing Jiren to squint. "How long do you think you can fight me, while protecting him?" Kukei asked, motioning at Goku's unconscious body laying only feet behind him. "If that is what concerns you, I can change that. Dyspo!" Jiren roared, making Dyspo step out from behind a rock. "Take him somewhere to recover." Jiren ordered, never taking his eyes from her as Dyspo lifted Goku over his shoulder. "Where do you think your going!" Kukei yelled as she raised her hand toward Dyspo, a red energy ball forming.
Jiren quickly grabbed her arm and punched her in the stomach, making the energy ball disappear and causing her to fall to her knees; coughing and gasping for air. "What's wrong? This what you wanted, isn't it? To fight me without any distractions. Well, this is me, released from the worry that I may harm him." Jiren stated as he motioned for Dyspo to leave. "Good luck Jiren." Dyspo stated, tapping him on the back as he ran away. Looking at his rapidly vanishing back, he smiled subtly. "Luck has no place on the battlefield." He replied, watching as he faded into the distance.
Distracted by Dyspo; Jiren didn't notice when Kukei grabbed him by the ankles, using her body weight to pull him down as she herself, fell backwards; causing him to fall on his face. The pure strength of Kukei, caused him to bounce up from the ground, spinning in the air while Kukei easily jumped to her feet, following up her attack by firing an energy beam to his body. "Oh, come-on!" Kukei yelled in surprise as Jiren stood, completely unscathed. "Simple parlor tricks like that, will only get you so far in life. It may have worked on a weaker opponent. But unfortunately for you, it wont work on me." Jiren explained as he picked Kukei up by her hair, tossing her into the air.
Before she could react, Jiren appeared above her, slamming her back towards the ground. Dust and debris flew as she impacted the arena, Peiri gripping the small ledge infront of the seats as she grit her teeth. The debris strewn about by her impact exploded as she screamed.
Standing in the debris, she began to take deep breaths. "I've had enough!" Kukei roared as she began to glow pink.
Jiren stood up straight and crossed his arms as he watched her raise her power, not intending to stop her. "Come-on sweetie, get him!" Peiri cheered as the arena became engulfed in a pink light as Kukei continued to scream.
Jiren hopped up onto a tall hill as the ground around him began to crumble under Kukei's intense power. Watching from above, he chanced a glance upward, sensing movement above. Humming to himself when he saw that there was nothing.
As the light began to fade Jiren, lowered his gaze back to her, his stoic demeanor remaining as he stared at the young girl. "So, this is your true power? I suppose I should respond in kind." Jiren admitted, raising his hand towards her, forming a small red ball, continuing to stare at her as she rose her head in his direction; her hair, now a bright pink.
As her eyes opened, Jiren rose an eyebrow when he notice that her eyes had become pale, her pupils barely visible within. Wasting no time, he fired his attack at her, narrowing his gaze when Kukei stood her ground until it exploded on impact.
Closing his eyes, he turned to walk away, stopping when he noticed that the Grand Priest had not announced her elimination. Turning around, he gasped when Kukei came rocketing towards him.
Striking him strongly in the face with her arm, sending him flying into a large rock. Laughing, when she saw that Jiren was now standing atop the rock, his arms crossed as he stared down at her. Smirking, she quickly dashed toward him.
Reaching Gazu, Nyx jumped in fright when Tien leapt from a hole in the ground, punching Gazu as he leapt toward him. "Does he have four arms!?" She asked, looking at Gazu as he crashed to the ground next to her. "Is that what it is?" Gazu asked cracking his neck. "Great, now there's two of you?" Tien asked, running at them. "Nyx quick, can you scream at the same pitch?" "As your sword? Sure, but Nyx's voice; it ain't as PRETTY!" Nyx roared at the same time, Gazu flicked his sword; causing the high frequency ringing to be magnified and amplified by the power of Nyx's scream; causing the blade to emit a high powered, hypersonic wave.
Noticing this, he used his Kiai as it neared him, gritting his teeth when their attack completely overpowered his; not only pushing him back, but also shaking him to his very core, causing the two extra arms he had sprouted to disappear. "Thanks." Gazu thanked as he scuffed his niece's hair as they stood. "No problem, that's what family's for." She quickly replied as Tien stood back up from the rubble, breathing heavily.
Narrowing his gaze, he grit his teeth. "These guys are no joke… Let's see if they can handle the multiform technique." Tien mumbled, bringing his arms to his sides as he took a deep breath. "And what would the multiform technique involve?" Gazu asked, causing Tien to groan and roll his eyes.
Closing his eyes, Tien began to yell as his body split into four. As all four materialized, they each took a different pose. "What's this attack? It's different then the after image." Peiri asked, looking at Whis. "It is called the multiform technique. The user, uses this form to split himself into four. Each of the forms are then able to act completely on their own." He explained as Peiri began to sweat, her left eye twitching. "That's not good." She admitted, gritting her teeth when Berrus chuckled.
Tien wasted no time splitting up, grabbing Gazu, tossing his sword to the ground with two of his clones while turning his attention towards Nyx with the other two. "This isn't good." She admitted as she ran towards Gazu's blade.
Seeing this, the two free Tien's used their third eye's to shoot beams at the ground in front of her. "Not so fast." Tien mocked as he grabbed her hand as another Tien fired a Dodon ray, sending her flying from the arena. "Nyx of the 13th has been eliminated, 35 fighters remain." the Grand Priest announced as Nyx appeared on the stands. "You did good Nyx" Peiri stated as Nyx silently hung her head in shame. "Don't worry, Lord Shougen's still out there." Kaseaen announced trying to cheer her up. "Your right! Nyx might not have done much, but Uncle Shougen can." " ya! That's the spirit." Mimi joined in as she hopped onto Penga's shoulders to have a better view.
Two Tien's, forced Gazu onto his knees as the other two closed in on him. Looking up at them, Gazu smiled as his hair revealed a large blindfold covering his eyes, causing the Tien's to squint. "Wait a minute. You really are blindfolded? Is this some kind of joke? I didn't think Goku was serious." One of them asked as the other pulled the blindfold off, both flinching backward when they saw two gaping holes in Gazu's face where his eyes should be. In surprise, the other two dropped him, giving him time to replace his blindfold. "As I said before, the darkness offers many benefits. Even though I lack sight, my other senses are greatly heightened. Do you understand now, how I was able to here your whispering?" Gazu asked as he ran to retrieve his sword. "Just because your blind, don't expect me to go easy on you" One of the Tien's stated as the others stood side by side. "I would expect nothing less. This is a battle for the fate of all we hold dear. " Gazu agreed, raising his blade, reading himself for Tien's next attack.
Setting Goku down on top of one of the taller rocks next to the large pillar in the middle, Dyspo sighed. "Stay here and rest for a bit, alright?" Dyspo asked as Goku began to stir. "Where is everyone?" Goku asked, trying to stand. "It's complicated, but don't worry. We can handle the rest. Your no help to anyone like this, just stay here for now, ok?" Nodding, Goku leaned back on the rocks, closing his eyes.
Speeding off, Dyspo quickly stopped when he saw Sakura; still laying motionless on the ground. "It's that girl from before; the one that said she was faster than me." Dyspo laughed as he came closer to her, turning when explosions began to rock, far above the stage. "Jiren." Dyspo lamented as he looked back to Sakura, jumping when she wasn't their. "I've got you now bunny boy!" Sakura announced as she ran passed him; punching him in the face.
Growling, Dyspo ran after her as she mocked him, running in place until he drop kicked her. "What? Not so cocky now?" He asked as she rose to her feet. "Just testing the water." She replied, as she ran toward him, gasping when Dyspo ducked under her punch.
Running alongside her, both Dyspo and Sakura began to punch each other, becoming a blur of red and brown as they sped across the battlefield, trading attacks as they crashed each other into rocks, never loosing pace with the other.
Dust flew as Ruby flapped her wings, sending a wave of dirt and debris at the androids, clouding them from view. Using this to her advantage, Vanity created a copy of herself that began to attack 17 as she attacked 18. "Whatever you're doing, it wont work." 18 stated, kicking Vanity's sword out of her grasp. "Ready!?" Ruby asked as Vanity locked eyes with her copy.
Punching the copy in the face, 17 scowled. "What kind of trick are you planning this time?" He asked, glancing in Ruby's direction. Eighteen gasped when Vanity's horn began to glow, emitting a bright pink light, blinded by the bright light, 18 stumbled backward; causing 17 to change his attention to her.
Noticing this, Vanity's copy smiled as she leapt onto his back, using her body weight to pull him downward. Rolling on her back, she threw 17 at 18. "Do it now!" Vanity yelled as both androids collided.
Using their horns, Vanity and her copy formed a magical barrier around the androids as Ruby released a massive wave of fire, water and electricity at the same time.
Just before the attack reached them, Vanity lowered the shield so it would do more damage. Both androids crossed their arms, attempting to minimize the potential damage from the attack; not having enough time to escape.
Gohan ducked as Aoia attempted to kick his head, shaking his head when she landed a few feet behind him. The moment both feet touched the ground, she back flipped quickly and assaulted him with a barrage of quick kicks, the last sending him rolling backwards. "You are still holding back, why?" Aoia asked, shaking her head. Clenching his fist, he scowled as stared at her. "I don't understand why someone would hold back their full potential. Especially in a situation as grave as this. Even though your Universe, everyone and everything you love will be destroyed if you loose, even your own daughter. Yet, you still choose to pretend as if you have no potential at all." Gohan glared at Aoia as she spoke about Pan. "Don't you dare talk about my daughter!" He growled as Aoia shrugged her shoulders. "Why not? My words are truthful. If you love someone; you should do everything in your power to protect them. If you choose to do nothing to save her, you are not much of a parent at all… Are you?" Aoia asked, leaning back as she spoke, completely relaxed as Gohan realized that what she said was the truth.
Looking at the ground, Gohan braced himself as the air around him blew erratically, the earth under their feet beginning to quake as he began to yell. In less than a few seconds, Gohan was embraced in a bright red aura, as his hair took on the same color. "When did he reach super Sayian God?" Berrus asked, crossing his arms in confusion. "Goku had the idea for every Saiyan to participate in the ritual." Whis explained as Berrus smiled. "So, Broly and the kids have reached this form as well?" "Yes." Berrus jumped from his seat in excitement as he heard the news, laughing ecstatically. "The two delinquents are only able to reach the form in fusion at this time, but it seems that the ritual had no effect on either Pan or Bulla. So for now it is just Goku Vegeta, Broly and Gohan." Whis explained as Peiri glanced over at them. "What's a super Saiyan God?" she asked as Berrus pointed at her aggressively. "None of your business!" he roared, mocking her by sticking his tongue out.
As his cries faded, Gohan looked at Aoia as he steadied his breathing. "Interesting. All you needed was a push." Aoia commented as she leapt towards him, reenacting her kick from earlier; this time actually connecting. "Hmm." Aoia hummed when Gohan didn't flinch at all from her attack. "My scans show that you seem to be almost at full power. But, it is a start." she admitted as she readied herself into a battle stance as Gohan raised his hand towards her a wave of power pushing her back. "It will take more than a few gusts of wind to stop me." Aoia critiqued as Gohan appeared in front of her, punching her in the stomach staggering her.
Gohan's eyes narrowed when Aoia grabbed his arm, gasping when he kicked her legs out from under her, throwing her to the side. Quickly following her, Gohaan began to attack her with punches, pushing her through two large rocks. Grabbing her by the hair, he kicked her toward the ground, causing the ground to quake on impact, a cloud of dust and debris flying into the air. "Wow, he got really strong!" "Yes, and very fast. This is awesome!" The Zeno's cheered, laughing and clapping as Gohan landed on the arena, scoffing when the cloud faded, revealing Aoia standing, completely unharmed.
Without another thought, he rose two of his fingers to his forehead as lightning began to crackle around them. "Interesting, what is this?" Aoia wondered aloud as Peiri leaned forward. "What are you doing? Get out of there Aoia!" Ignoring Peiri's warning, Aoia crossed her arms and watched as Gohan smiled "Special Beam Cannon!" Gohan yelled as he fired Piccolo's signature attack from the tips of his fingers towards Aoia; who continued to stand her ground. Aoia continued to smile as the beam connected with her; exploding on contact, her mechanical body leaving only dust behind.
"Hey, are you going to do anything about that!? She's obviously dead!" Peiri yelled at the Grand Priest who, in kind; changed his attention to her. "This event has only reaffirmed my belief that the rule against killing has lead to fighters having to hold back their true potential, in fear of being eliminated. So, I have chosen to disregard that rule." Shocked by the rule, Peiri, the God's and the Angel's looked up at him, their eyes and mouths wide in shock." "Are you serious?" Peiri asked, clenching her fist tightly. "I am always serious" The Grand Priest answered throwing Peiri a dirty look. "If it would please you, we can let Lord Zeno decide. What do you think Lord Zeno?" The Grand Priest asked, turning his attention to the Zeno's, who looked at each other. "I want to see even more awesome fights." "Yes, I agree. It's no fun if you don't fight for real." "Yes… Oh, how about we bring back anyone that dies from the wining team at the end?" One Zeno asked, looking at the other for confirmation. "That sounds like a good idea." The other agreed, looking at the Grand Priest. "You have heard their decree, and so it shall be! Let it be known throughout the realm; murder, either purposeful or accidental, is no longer prohibited. Anyone from the victorious side shall be resurrected upon completion of the tournament. Lord Zeno has spoken and his word is law!" Hearing his words, everyone paused their fights momentarily to look up at him. Looking back at the battlefield, Berrus clenched his fist. "This just made this all the more stressful" He admitted, shaking his head.
Still staring up at the Grand Priest, Gohan fired an energy blast at a rock to his left. "I thought I saw you move." He admitted as Aoia attempted to punch him again. Catching her punch, he released an energy wave directly to her chest, sending her crashing into the center pillar, falling to the ground as her back bounced off of it.
Standing back up almost instantly, her shirt disintegrated; leaving her only piece of upper body clothing; a pink, frilly bra. "So, this was your goal all along, huh? Pervert!" Aoia accused as she covered herself like an embarrassed schoolgirl. "I'm sorry." Gohan apologized as he quickly looked the other way, his stern demeanor from only a moment before, vanishing instantly.
Aoia smiled at this and charged at him once more, using the fact that Gohan didn't want to look at her to her advantage by attacking him while not bothering to cover herself; pushing him towards the edge.
As the smoke cleared, Vanity sighed; seeing that both 17 and 18 still remained though their clothes was severely burnt. "You sure are resilient." She applauded as she threw her sword at 17. "One of the perks of being synthetic I suppose." he replied, catching her sword and throwing it back. Using her horn, she slowed it down so that she could easily catch it.
Using this to his advantage, 17 attacked her. Not giving her a chance to create another copy. At the same time, 18 glared at Ruby. "A dragon is hardly fair." she accused as Ruby giggled. "I suppose that's true." she agreed, returning to her human form just in time for 18 to catch her off guard with a swift punch to the face; sending her recoiling backward toward 17. Noticing this, he kicked her back toward 18. "When those two work together, they're a formidable team." Berrus admitted watching 17 and 18 push both Vanity and Ruby back; attacking them at the same time while switching which target they were attacking. "Damn it. Their confusing them by changing targets. By the time Vanity or Ruby gets used to the fighting style of one, they switch. At this rate they'll be knocked out!" Peiri hissed, squeezing her fist in anger as she watched her friends being pushed ever closer to the edge.
Noticing the same thing out of the corner of his eye, Gohan kicked Aoia away from him, smiling when Aoia began to run towards Ruby and Vanity. "Never loose sight of your opponent." Gohan mocked, cupping his hands behind his back. "Ka-Me-Ha-Me!" Keeping his eyes on her, Gohan began to charge up the Kamehameha, bright blue lights shinning from between his fingers.
Laughing, Berrus clenched his fist tightly as he leapt from his seat. "Come-on kid, show that robot witch what real power is!" Hearing his statement, Whis looked down at Berrus as he berated Aoia. "That was quite degrading of you lord Berrus, especially since you have enlisted two people who could be described as robotic on your team as well." Mumbling at Whiss's correction as he sat back in his seat, scowling when Champa snickered.
"On my signal, use your magic to teleport away from them. Do you copy Vanity?" Aoia's voice echoed from the small amulet around Peiri's neck. "What is that?" Belmond asked, crossing his arms sternly as the other God's turned their attention to the 13th. "We all have these communication amulets. They allow us to talk with each other. The earpieces don't work for everyone. Sakura can't use them because of her large ears and Ruby cant use it because it breaks when she transforms." Peiri explained, clutching hers tightly. "Then their making a plan. I don't like this." Berrus admitted, gritting his teeth tightly as he returned his gaze to the battles below.
"Haaaa!" As Gohan yelled, he released the powerful Kamehameha attack, shaking the entire arena as it made a deep ditch in the ground as it rocketed towards. "This is incredible, I didn't know he had this level of power." Berrus admitted, a slight smile appearing on his face. "That may be, but it would prove impossible to change the trajectory of an attack of that caliber." Vados explained, looking at the arena as Aoia's voice echoed through the amulet once more.
"Now!" Looking down, everyone gasped when Aoia nimbly jumped to the side, dodging Gohan's attack completely. "Seeing this, Gohan grit his teeth as he struggled, his eyes growing wide when he failed to move it. "What is that?" Ruby asked, looking to the right, noticing that Gohan's attack was headed right for them. "No, this isn't good, Gohan!? What are you doing, stop the damned attack!" Berrus roared as he leapt from his seat. "I can't!" He roared back, his body quaking with every passing second. "Whis, what's happening?" Berrus asked, his teeth grit tightly. "Perhaps the divine power is too much for his body. He did not train in this form prior to the tournament. Unlike Goku, Vegeta, Broly and the children, Gohan did not partake in regular training matches. If I had to take a guess. I would say that Gohan tapped into the full power of his super Saiyan God form, resulting in a massive strain on his body. Once he charged his attack to it's maximum power… I believe that Gohan's body has now given out on him, just like how Goku's body failed him after his extensive use of Ultra Instinct during the previous tournament." "So you're saying that he has no control over his body?" Berrus asked, his left eye twitching. "Perhaps the power of his attack is holding him up. When the attack fades, his body will likely crumble." Marcarita added, sighing as Peiri pumped her arm. "Come-on guys, get'em."
Watching as his attack rocketed forward, he grit his teeth. "Dad, I'm sorry. I should have taken Vegeta's offer." He admitted, as tears began to form in his eyes.
Ruby flapped her wings, staggering the androids as Vanity's horn began to glow, enveloping both of them in a pink light. Disappearing; the androids looked at each other shocked. "Where did they go?" 18 asked, looking at 17; gritting her teeth when she saw Gohan's attack rocketing towards them. "Hey, thanks for the training." 18 admitted, using her barrier to create a hole in Vanity's shield. "Not this time." 17 quickly replied, kicking her out of the way. "17!?" She gasped, as 17 created a barrier around himself. "Someone needs to stop this, if it continues, it might knock someone else off." He explained as the Kamehameha connected with his barrier.
Yelling, he pushed back at the attack, smiling when he saw Gohan stumble. "Just a little more." He stated, yelling once more as he was able to force the attack to flow straight into the air, carrying 17 with it.
Gritting his teeth, 17 began to chuckle when his barrier began to crack. "I guess I do like this warm and fuzzy kind of stuff… You always were right." He admitted as the Kamehameha took him out of bounds.
"17 of the 7th have been eliminated, 34 fighters remain." As the Grand Priest spoke, he arrived back on the stands. "These Universe 13 guy's are really are something else." He admitted, shaking his head. "At least only one of you got eliminated. It was smart to change the trajectory of the attack, you have saved many from elimination." Whis assured him, pointing at the arena.
Looking down, he gasped; seeing that the ditch that Gohan's attack had made was not only headed toward Tien and the kids, but was also headed towards the large rock that Goku was resting atop." Smiling, he shook his head. "Sometimes over thinking your situation works I guess." He admitted, laughing.
Gohan began to breath deeply as he fell to his, no longer able to move as his hair returned to it's black color. Falling to the ground as Aoia stepped next to him. "Strength is useless without intellect. If you had been more careful, and aware of your surroundings; you would have seen what I had intended to do." Aoia stated, crossing her arms as she spoke.
Gohan groaned when Ruby and Vanity appeared behind him. "You helped us so let us help you back there." Vanity stated as Ruby transformed into her Dragon form, picking Gohan up in her mouth. "Good luck guys." she stated as she took off.
Watching from above, Berrus sighed as Vanity waved to Aoia as she ran towards the large pillar. Seeing Ruby carry Gohan toward the edge, he shook his head. "Goku and Vegeta better step up. We've got a lot of catching up to do." He stated as Aoia stared into the empty sky.
Gohan grit his teeth to weak to break free from Ruby's grasp as she carried him away. Staring down at the arena, Gohan saw Tien attacking Gazu. Seeing this as well. Ruby gasped. "I'm on my way Hun. Just hold on." Ruby stated as she changed her direction, dropping Gohan as she went; swiping him away with her tail as she flew towards Gazu's location.
"Gohan of the 7th has been eliminated, 33 fighters remain." Gohan hung his head in shame as he arrived next to 17. "I'm really sorry." Gohan began to apologize, stopping when 17 placed his hand on his shoulder. "Don't be, we all underestimated these fighters. You let her work you up, we all make mistakes. These guys are leagues above anything else we've fought before, even their kids are out of our league." He assured Hem as he watched Kukei seemingly overpower Jiren.